Electromotive camera equipped with data photographing device

Abstract

A camera is capable of recording plural kinds of data at corresponding positions of each film frame. In a first operating mode a first kind of data is recorded at a first position in the film frame disposed at an exposure location, and film feeding is started. Film feeding is suspended temporarily, and a second kind of data is recorded at a second position of the frame. Then film feeding continues to bring a subsequent frame to the exposure location. If no second kind of data is to be recorded or if no data of any kind is to be recorded, the film feeding is not temporarily suspended. Data recording may occur in the course of film winding or film rewinding. Some or all of the data may be stored before recording, and the order of the recording of kinds of data may be changed, e.g., at the last frame of the film. In some embodiments the film is rewound by a fraction of a frame before recording of a second kind of data.

We claim: 
     
       1. A camera comprising: exposure signal generating means for generating an exposure signal upon an exposure operation of said camera;   data recording means disposed opposite to a location of an exposure frame of a film to be exposed or having been exposed with said exposure operation;   data generating means for generating plural kinds of data signals corresponding to at least two kinds of data to be recorded;   feeding means actuated upon generation of said exposure signal to feed said film for moving a subsequent frame to be exposed to said location;   said data recording means causing first data corresponding to one of said plural kinds of data signals to be recorded on said exposure frame at a first position thereof before said feeding means starts said film feeding;   determining means for determining whether second data corresponding to another of said plural kinds of data signals is to be recorded; and   feeding suspension means operable for temporarily suspending said film feeding by said feeding means;   said feeding suspension means temporarily suspending said film feeding by said feeding means when said film has been fed to bring said data recording means into opposite relation to a second position on said exposure frame different from said first position, but only when said determining means determines that said second data is to be recorded;   said data recording means causing said second data to be recorded at said second position upon said temporary suspension of said film feeding, whereby said first data recorded at said first position and said second data recorded at said second position are disposed in said exposure frame side by side in the feeding direction of said film.   
     
     
       2. A camera comprising: exposure signal generating means for generating an exposure signal upon an exposure operation of said camera;   data recording means disposed opposite to a location of an exposure frame of a film to be exposed or having been exposed with said exposure operation;   data generating means for generating plural kinds of data signals corresponding to at least two kinds of data to be recorded;   feeding means actuated upon generation of said exposure signal to feed said film for moving a subsequent frame to be exposed to said location;   mode setting means for selectively setting any of a single data recording mode in which any one of said plural kinds of data is recorded on said exposure frame, a plural data recording mode in which at least two of said plural kinds of data are recorded on said exposure frame, and a non-data recording mode in which no data is recorded;   said data recording means being operated before start of said film feeding by said feeding means, when either said single data recording mode or said plural data recording mode is set, to cause first data corresponding to one of said plural kinds of data signals to be recorded on said exposure frame at a first position thereof, said data recording means being inoperative when said non-data recording mode is set;   determining means for determining whether second data corresponding to another of said plural kinds of data signals is to be recorded on said exposure frame; and   feeding suspension means operable for temporarily suspending said film feeding by said feeding means;   said feeding suspension means temporarily suspending said film feeding by said film means when said film has been fed to bring said data recording means into opposite relation to a second position on said exposure frame different from said first position, but only when said plural data recording mode is set and only when said determining means determines that second data is to be recorded;   said data recording means causing said second data to be recorded at said second position upon said temporary suspension of said film feeding, whereby said first data recorded at said first position and said second data recorded at said second position are disposed in said exposure frame side by side in the film feeding direction of said film.   
     
     
       3. A camera comprising: exposure signal generating means for generating an exposure signal upon an exposure operation of said camera;   data recording means disposed opposite to a location of an exposure frame of a film to be exposed or having been exposed with said exposure operation;   data generating means for generating plural kinds of data signals corresponding to at least two kinds of data to be recorded;   data storage means for storing said plural kinds of data signals upon generation of said exposure signal, thereby to prevent the stored data signals from being varied with the elapse of time;   feeding means actuated upon generation of said exposure signal to feed said film for moving a subsequent frame to be exposed to said location;   said data recording means causing first data, corresponding to one of said plural kinds of data signals stored in said data storage means, to be recorded on said exposure frame at a first position thereof before said feeding means starts said film feeding;   determining means for determining whether second data corresponding to another of said plural kinds of data signals stored in said storage means is to be recorded; and   feeding suspension means operable for temporarily suspending said film feeding by said feeding means;   said feeding suspension means temporarily suspending said film feeding by said feeding means when said film has been fed to bring said data recording means into opposite relation to a second position on said exposure frame different from said first position, but only when said determining means determines that said second data is to be recorded;   said data recording means causing said second data to be recorded at said second position upon said temporary suspension of said film feeding, whereby said first data recorded at said first position and said second data recorded at said second position are disposed in said exposure frame side by side in the feeding direction of said film.   
     
     
       4. A camera comprising: exposure signal generating means for generating an exposure signal upon an exposure operation of said camera;   data recording means disposed opposite to a location of an exposure frame of a film to be exposed or having been exposed by said exposure operation;   data generating means for generating plural kinds of data signals corresponding to at least two kinds of data to be recorded, said two kinds of data being comprised of first data including information as to "year/month/day" and second data including information as to "hour/minute", both of which data vary with the elapse of time;   data storage means for storing a data signal corresponding to said first data and a data signal corresponding to said second data upon generation of said exposure signal, thereby to prevent both of the stored data signals from varying with the elapse of time;   feeding means actuated upon generation of said exposure signal to feed said film for moving a subsequent frame to be exposed to said location;   data recording mode setting means for selectively setting any one of a single data recording mode in which either said first data or said second data is recorded on said exposure frame, a two data recording mode in which said first and second data are recorded on said exposure frame, and a non-data recording mode in which no data is recorded;   said data recording means being operated before start of said film feeding by said feeding means, when either said single data recording mode or said two data recording mode is set, to cause either one of said first data and said second data to be recorded on said exposure frame at a first position thereof, based on a respective stored data signal, but said data recording means being inoperative when said non-data recording mode is set;   determining means for determining whether one of said first data and said second data is to be recorded after the recording of the other of said first and second data in said exposure frame; and   feeding suspension means for temporarily suspending said film feeding by said feeding means;   said feeding suspension means temporarily suspending said film feeding by said feeding means when said film has been fed to bring said data recording means into opposite relation to a second position on said exposure frame different from said first position, but only when said two data recording mode is set and only when said determining means determines that said one data is to be recorded after the other data;   said data recording means causing said one data to be recorded at said second position upon temporary suspension of said film feeding, based on a respective stored signal, whereby said one data recorded at said second position and said other data recorded at said first position are disposed in said exposure frame side by side in the feeding direction of said film.   
     
     
       5. A camera comprising: exposure signal generating means for generating an exposure signal upon an exposure operation of said camera;   data recording means disposed opposite to a location of an exposure frame of a film to be exposed or having been exposed with said exposure operation;   data generating means for generating plural kinds of data signals corresponding to at least two kinds of data to be recorded;   said data recording means causing first data corresponding to one of said plural kinds of data signals to be recorded on said exposure frame at a first position thereof upon generation of said exposure signal;   rewind means for rewinding said film to bring said data recording means into opposite relation to a second position on said exposure frame different from said first position;   said data recording means causing second data corresponding to another of said plural kinds of data signals to be recorded at said second position after said rewinding of said film, whereby said first data recorded at said first position and said second data recorded at said second position are disposed in said exposure frame of said film side by side in the feeding direction of said film; and   wind-up means actuated upon completion of said recording of said second data for winding-up said film to bring a subsequent frame to be exposed to said location.   
     
     
       6. A camera comprising: exposure signal generating means for generating an exposure signal upon an exposure operation of said camera;   data recording means disposed opposite to a location of an exposure frame of a film to be exposed or having been exposed with said exposure operation;   data generating means for generating plural kinds of data signals corresponding to at least two kinds of data to be recorded;   wind-up means for winding-up said film to bring a subsequent frame to be exposed to said location;   end detecting means for detecting that said film has reached an end of the film and has failed to be further wound by said wind-up means, thereby generating an end detection signal;   said data recording means causing first data corresponding to one of said plural kinds of data signals to be recorded on said exposure frame at a first position thereof upon generation of said exposure signal;   said wind-up means being actuated in response to the completion of said recording of said first data;   wind-up suspension means for temporarily suspending film wind-up by said wind-up means when said film has been wound-up to bring said data recording means into opposite relation to a second position on said exposure frame different from said first position;   said data recording means causing second data corresponding to another of said plural kinds of data signals to be recorded at said second position on said exposure frame upon the temporary suspension of said film winding-up, whereby said first data recorded at said first position and said second data recorded at said second position are disposed in said exposure frame side by side in the feeding direction of said film; and   rewind means actuated when said end detection signal is generated before said film has been wound-up to bring said data recording means into opposite relation to said second position, thereby to rewind said film until said data recording means comes into opposite relation to a third position on said exposure frame, said third position and said second position being opposite to each other with said first position therebetween;   said data recording means causing second data corresponding to another of said plural kinds of data signals to be recorded at said third position after said rewinding of said film, whereby said first data recorded at said first position and said second data recorded at said third position are disposed in said exposure frame side by side in the feeding direction of said film.   
     
     
       7. A camera comprising: exposure signal generating means for generating an exposure signal upon an exposure operation of said camera;   data recording means disposed opposite to a location of an exposure frame of a film to be exposed or having been exposed with said exposure operation;   data generating means for generating plural kinds of data signals corresponding to at least two kinds of data to be recorded;   wind-up means for winding-up said film to bring a subsequent frame to be exposed to said location;   number of wound-up frames detecting means for generating a first frame number signal until the number of frames of said film wound-up by said wind-up means reaches a predetermined value and a second frame number signal after the reaching of the predetermined value;   said data recording means causing first data corresponding to one of said plural kinds of data signals to be recorded on said exposure frame at a first position thereof upon generation of said exposure signal while said first frame number signal is being generated, and causing second data corresponding to another of said plural kinds of data signals to be recorded on said exposure frame at a first position thereof upon generation of said exposure signal while said second frame number is being generated;   said wind-up means being actuated upon the completion of said recording of said first data at said first position while said first frame signal is being generated;   wind-up suspension means for temporarily suspending said film winding-up by said wind-up means when said film has been wound-up to bring said data recording means into opposite relation to a second position on said exposure film different from said first position;   said data recording means causing said second data to be recorded at said second position upon said temporary suspension of said film wind-up, whereby said first data recorded at said second position are disposed in said exposure frame side by side in the feeding direction of said film; and   rewind means actuated upon the completion of said recording of said second data at said first position while said second frame number signal is being generated, thereby rewinding said film to bring said data recording means into opposite relation to a third position on said exposure frame, said third position and said second position being opposite to each other with said first position therebetween;   said data recording means causing said first data to be recorded at said third position after said rewinding of said film, whereby said second data recorded at said first position and said first data recorded at said third position are disposed in said exposure frame side by side in the feeding direction of said film.   
     
     
       8. A camera according to claim 1, wherein said film is accommodated in a Patrone and said film feeding by said feeding means is to wind up said film out of said Patrone. 
     
     
       9. A camera according to claim 1, wherein said film is accommodated in a Patrone and said film feeding by said feeding means is to rewind said film into said Patrone. 
     
     
       10. A camera according to claim 7, wherein said number of wound-up frames detecting means comprises means for counting the number of wound-up frames of said film having been wound up by said wind-up means, means for reading information on the number of all frames, indicative of how many pictures can be taken by said film loaded in said camera, from an information code provided on said film or said Patrone, and means for comparing said number of wound-up frames and said information on the number of all frames and the information on the number of wound-up frames, thereby generating said first frame number signal until the number of non-exposed frames is reduced to a predetermined number, and said second frame number signal after the number of non-exposed frames has been reduced to the predetermined value.